July 4
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How Science Helped Pen the Declaration of Independence
This classic Facts So Romantic post originally ran in July, 2013. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . On July 4, 1776, representatives of 13 colonies on the eastern shores of North America signed a Declaration of Independence from England. Winning independence was still a bloody war ahead, an unlikely outcome. Declaring independence was […] -
Why Fireworks Displays Can’t Include a Perfect Red, White, and Blue
“Mother Nature can be a handful when she wants to be,” says John Conkling, the former technical director of the American Pyrotechnics Association and a professor emeritus of chemistry at Washington College. Except he used a stronger, more colorful word than “handful.” When it comes to fireworks, “she just doesn’t want to give you that […]